OpenAI · 1 day ago
Researcher, Synthetic RL
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a Research Scientist on the Synthetic RL team, you will develop novel reinforcement learning techniques using synthetic environments and feedback to improve large-scale models, while collaborating with other researchers to design experiments and analyze learning dynamics.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Research and develop reinforcement learning algorithms
Design and run experiments to study training dynamics and model behavior at scale
Collaborate with engineers and researchers to integrate successful approaches into model training pipelines
Qualification
Required
Have a strong background in reinforcement learning, machine learning research, or related fields
Have strong engineering and statistical analysis skills
Enjoy exploring new problem spaces where data, objectives, and evaluation are imperfect or evolving
Are motivated by seeing research ideas influence real-world AI systems
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
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